Skirt-supporter.



No. 843,464. PATENTED PEB. 5, 1907.

W. KLINGE.

SKIRT SUPPORTER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.10.1906.

WMM @aoco Q l Q autumn WILLIAM IILINGE, OF WASHINGTON', DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SKiRT-SUPPO'RTERL Specicationof Letters Patent.

estema Feb. 5, 19e?.

Application filet April l0, 1906. Serial Noi 310989.

To LM who/i1, 1lb. may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM KLINGE, a citizen ol the United States, residing at Washington, ,District of Columbia, have invented certain new and use'lul Improvements in Skirt-Supporters, ci' which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to skirt-supporters, and is designed to provide a simple, convenient, and effective lifting attachment for skirts whereby the lower edge of the skirt may be lil'ted and held in a desired elevated position, the device beingso constructed as to be readily lmanipulated and prevented from binding and retarding .tree movement of the adjusting members of the lifting' means'. j

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear perspeptive'view ol a skirt embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation ot' the skirt, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the parts of the attachment disposed in the waistband of the skirt.` `Fig. 4 is a sec Referring to the drawings, l designates a dress-skirt irovided with 'a pocketed waistband 2y anti a rear jilacket-opening 3. Ars ranged within the waistband on opposite sides of the shirt coiled spring-guides 4, each of which extends from the center or front portionfolt the band to a point just in advance of the contiguous meeting edge of the placket. The lforw ard ends ci the spring guides are 'fitted and held within the ends ot 'a tubular coupling 5, which is provided with an outwardly-extending eye opening through the iront ol" the waistband, while the rear ends of the springs are iitted and held within tubular stays 7. Similar tubular stays S may be mounted upon the springs between the .front coupling and rear stays and arranged to come just in advance of the line' ol the hips, the function o? said stays being to prevent undue lateral iiectionci' the coiled guides and to torni stiltened supports at the points where the suspending-cords project through the waistband, Each stay 7 and 8 is formed at its rear end with au inturned L beveled guide-lip il, which projects through an. opening in the inner ply oft' the waistband.

Extending through the coiled guides are lilliiig-(=oirls it) und i1'. said cords havingl their forward ends projcting through the o of the coupling member 5 at the iront of the waistband to form adjusting poritiionsfv55;

the inner side of the skirt to form suspend`V 6o ing portions 15, each of which may be pro vided at its lower end with any 'desired-. number of branches 16, provided with clips or envaging members 17 for connection with vthe sIiirt adjacent the lower edge thereof. 6

Forward suspendinglcords 18 are attached to the cords 10 and 11 and project through the stays 8 downwardly upon the inner side of the skirt and are provided with similar branches and clips for connection with the lower portion of the skirtin line with or'just in advance of the center line of the body; f

By drawing lupon or relaxing the adjusting portions 12 and 13 it will be readily understood that the bottom of the'skirt may be raised or lowered, as desired, and held in any desired clcfvfatcd position by the clasp 14. The guides I() and 1 I adapt the cords to have free adjusting movement without liability 0f.i

binding in the waistband, while the lipslQ, .S'o

i to accommodate themselves to the curvature f of the waist-lino, thereby preventing stiffness and objectionable pressure upon the waist.

Having thus described the invention, whaty is claimed as new isl. A skirt having a poc'lrcted waistband, coiled spring-guides at thc sides thereof, a tubular coupling and stays connecting and staying the springsy and provided with guiding portions projecting respectively through the exterior and ii'itcrior ot' the waistband,- lifting-cords extending through said` springs and provided with operating and suspending portions projecting upon the exterior and interior of the waistband throughsaid guiding portions of the coupling and stays, the sai suspoi'nling portions thereof being rovided with sltirtuingaging members, an( means upon the waistband to engage and hold the extcriorly-projecting ends of the cords in ad justed position A IOO 2. Askirt having a pocketed waistband7 coiled spring-guides arranged therein, a tubular coupling connecting the forward ends lof the springs, tubular stays receiving the rear ends of the springs, and lifting-cords eX- tending through said springs and projecting respectively a't their, front and rear ends cords being provided with skirt-engaging devices. l Y

3f. A skirt having a pocketed waistband, coiled spring-guides disposed therein, a tubu lar couplingand stays connecting and stayl ing the springs and provided with guide-lips projecting respectively through the exterior i and interior of the waistband, liftingecords extending through said springs and provided with operating and suspending portions pro- 4 ecting upon the exterior' and interior of the l waistband through said guiding portions of i the coupling-stays, the said suspending portions thereof being provided with skirt-enf gaging members, and a of the waistband to engage and hold the eX- teriorly-projecting ends of the cords in adjust- 1 ed position.

Clamp upon the front in testimony whereof I aiix my signature 32 I in presence of two witnesses. I y WILLIAM KLINGE. i Witnesses:

i y W. W. BURLEW, f F. S. ELMoRn. 

